Pedro Acosta was one of the protagonists of the Qatar GP. The rookie was in 4th position in a fierce battle with the eight-time world champion, Marc Márquez, but could not do better than 9th overall.
The Spanish rider spoke in the debrief about the sensations he had during the first race in the premier class in 2024.
– ‘Not bad, to start. Many things happened today. The start was not the best, but then the feeling on the front was great. Incredible feeling I had on the bike and we are very happy. Tire management was not the best, but anyway we have to be happy with these mistakes, they are lessons we take for Portimão. Maybe I didn’t have the pace to be in front with them until the end, but tire management was also not the best and what we take from today was very good’.
Interrogé sur les attentes que tout le monde a quant aux capacités du pilote espagnol et ce qu’ils attendent de sa performance, Acosta a répondu :
– ‘En Moto3, j’ai eu plus de pression que de nombreux grands pilotes de MotoGP. Je ne peux rien y faire car ça ne vaut pas la peine de prêter attention à ce qu’ils disent, ça ne signifie rien pour moi. Quand j’ai dépassé Marc, j’ai dit : “maintenant je ne peux pas échouer”, c’était très bien de partager la piste avec lui et surtout cette bataille. J’ai juste besoin de mieux gérer les pneus, sinon je n’ai rien à reprocher et nous devons être satisfaits de notre performance aujourd’hui’.
